Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1917 — How He Lost His Friends [ARTICLE]

How He Lost His Friends

He was always wounding their feelings, mrtkjng sarcastic or fuppy remarks at their expense. He was. cold and reserved in his manner—cranky, gloomy, pessimistic. He was suspicious of everybody. He never threw the doors of his heart wide open to people nor took them into his confidence. He was always ready to receive assistance from them but always too busy or too stingy to assist them in their time of need. He regarded friendship as a luxury to be enjoyed instead of an oppertuni ( y for services —■— —He never learned that implicit, generous trust is the very foundation stone of friendship. He never_ thought it worth while To, spend time in keeping up his friendships. He did pot realize that friendship will not thrive on sentiment alone, that there must be service to nourish it. ‘ He did not know the value of thoughtfulness in little, things. He borrowed money from them. He .was not loyal to them. He never hesitated to sacrifice their reputation for his advantage. He measured them by their ability to advance him. —Success.